"Owen Sound" meaning in English

See Owen Sound in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: From Owen + sound: a sound (inlet) named after Admiral Owen. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Owen|sound}} Owen + sound Head templates: {{en-proper-noun|head=Owen Sound}} Owen Sound
  1. A placename:
    An inlet off Georgian Bay, in Ontario, Canada
    Sense id: en-Owen_Sound-en-name-C2Hg3rE7
  2. A placename:
    A city in Grey County, Ontario, Canada, located on the shores of the eponymous inlet.
    Categories (place): Cities in Canada, Cities in Ontario, Canada, Places in Canada, Places in Ontario, Canada Derived forms: OS [abbreviation] [city, cities, region, location]
    Sense id: en-Owen_Sound-en-name-P-LvifXj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 76 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 82

Alternative forms

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